BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 3

BOWLS.

NORTHERN; : ASSOCIATiON!S" : TOURNAMENT; ; :'■'.", INTERSECTION'PLAY.';:':■;... ; With a green of glassy smoothness and in perfect weather those engaged in. the play-off between;; leaders of sections/ in the rink con test commenced' to' play, off., on the Wellington green-, yesterday morn-; ing. The interest, in, these..games, was such that every foot of space on the/banks was occupied,' and .the course 'of. every. bowl 'was .'watched 'from: the, .time '• it - left the bowler's hands until it found ; at the other .'end; of, : thb green.' Skilful shots were loudly .applauded,' and'not a littio criticism- was offered when the shots' were particularly Hi-judged, la.somb cases it : jiad to bo decided who wore' tho' leaders :of ,'6ectibns, 'as in several sections there wore; ties, to ,be played/off;; . BESTTLT OF/TIES.v:.: v :'? ;'■■ Thei following; are.. ..resultsl-of tie .play-off where ties'in'sections existed^ Section G—Wellington—Mayer,'Carroll, Brown," Churchward, (s.), U;.; Carlton—. White,. Laime, Wilson, .Kilgoui; (s.),'. 13.' -' Both teams were', in the - best .of forui, as was shown: by the fact that, with'the ;exceptibn of one 'three (scored by, Kil-'; goar), only singles were 60ored ,up to the . sixteenth;head. , ■ On:the seventeenth; head :the score' 'stboa"r^-ChurohWard,'-, 10; '■'■ Kilgour, 1L ■ On the eighteenth, Kilgourgot m a couple of,: beautiful'''shots, which. 'Churchward could, not: displace.') : ,Oh the next.-';two .heads, -Churchward scored a single oaoh time, which brought his 'score to-withina point of Kilgour./When the -skips went'down'on' tho -last ;head Kilgour was lying , one..'- Churchward :b\iew the shot with- his first -bowl,{-which',;Kil-' ijour -attempted, to,rake;: out..'.unsuccess-' tully.. Tho .Wellington.skip's next shot fell, short; , and' Kilgour,'■: in. .aifcemptingto. remove tho shot, bowl, trailed -tho kitty too/ far, and gave/ Church-ward two -and :'the"game.': /■'■ :;.'.'■;>:'..:'•''/■;-'■:,;.■ >•;• .■'.•.'■','..:-.,'■ ; .Another, tieioccurred-, in iSection; H,V the result ' of : which wasi • as.follbwsi—-(3rey Lynn—M.iCasey, : :-'Pascbe,, Baildon,: Y.: Casoy, (s'O, 23j H. A. Nash;(s.);'l3../:;'/,:;;; T This, game-called, for.vlittle /comment. Baildon (whp;skipned iniplace of Casey)' drew away .from /the. 6tart,.van"d; finished: "up with, ten .points! to: / 6pare,;'thanks l ..in part, .to'a (lucky five.seouied oath© seventeenth'head. . -;.'-•'.-.: i\y" ".-','";-. "..:',''".- :.■ Still another tie occurred in,Section':'J, the; result, pf.whioh;'.was ; ;as .follows:—,;,!;',.';. : John,,'.'/-and, James.Brackenridge;(s.),- 22;'. ; Te, Hiwi— .Cohen, Martin, Ball,;Lock"(s.),'; 16.: ; ..' ■: The play-off.iii Section; G/ for the,leadership oehveen : Chufchward (Wellington) and. Fisher. (Carterton) resulted, in' an : easy win' for the former.,;',, The;: teams were:—/ ■"; Wellington-'Mayer, -Carroll,'::: Brown, Churchward (5.),V26; Carterton—Whyte, Phillpots, .Baillie-./.-Pishor; (s.)j •lO.:.-'.'. ,-Churchward.ha'd it.all.;his.:.own' ; way in thisgame, ."a'rjd ,had':scbr6d-.l3 : befo're:Gar-: terton notched,'- a /point.'//.Ksher'Jriever ; looked ■'.like' a' /winner at; any; point;; in' - the game. ;," ■.';'; v ■ U ■';'■ ; ;V SECTIpN/AGAINST '; SECTION::: 1 .;;;: , Wlalst.thb'ties":were.'being'plajred,some of the 'games between .section'leaders were:decided.; These,were as.'follow:— . Winners, Sectibh B-rPalm'erston Northi, Smith,., Mowlem, "Malcblm, ■ Pickering' (s.), 25,.. v.: Winners/;Section,.A^-Wellington: ;Ereeth,' Laurenson,,' Brunskill;. Bell (s.), 15.,-., ,;-..■■/;;.;■."■■ ::.;.";.';: ; ;:.,';,;::;■/;/;' : Pickering's rink yere in .capital form, and. seemed.; to (cellar; the of:, the' fiery, green • better - than tho .local team, which was liavihg/a'day' off;, Pickering got to work early/ andf commencing /on the: fifth :head; r sco3^'three,rone,.;thrM ; and-.; four .-'in.-:6uccession... 1 :::Bell/.followed: with;.:a: four, .'.one, and/four,/ and /then .drew in,: and Pickering/-• went' anead again; -The"twenty-first V.head. was 'not. .played, V'-V '/'/•:-; !'■"•"•- : :-- : ..'. : "- -:;,'■/>:-■::-- j Winners. Section "D—Newtown:': War-; wick, Duff,;' Pollock, Wylie • faj. K 2l; Winnere Section E—Hutt: P.:Hendxy,;;Davidson,' Hollard,-; : W.-Hendry (5.),'19. ,'■■/' ■*'-, ■■■ The the.-eigrT--' '.teonth/.head;../Ou(the; following head 1 Hendry plomped.on. a four, .wMch'"made things, look .'rather;, blue .''for'. Wylie,'..but the latter; kept his headand'nerve wonderfully,:: and,./playing. magnificently, scored, six' on .'the: two last heads.' /■.'•' ' "Winners '•'•Section..' iPascbe, .Casey,';. Baildon' (s.-)/, 30; /-Winners'' Section 1 C—Hastings:-.- O'Reilly, ' Eoaoh,: -' White, 1 Land ,(s>), 19.' /■■;,-.:'/::■; ;■;;:■.,/;■ *~' / ; Hastings/never looked the'outset, whilst Grey:Lynn 'was right, "on' the-, job,'"' and drew ;the. shot" steadily and'consistently.>: The '•■; number of points between: tha^tVo'-/rinks was 'so many'ithat; it :was-not'deemed necessary, tojjlay ■'; the-' last' lead.".': '• '~': / : ;'• .■ ■', ■ ■ : .: :; • Winners .Section B—Palmerston--./Pick-ering . (s.),- 27; ■;Winners" Section twon:,<Wylie,:(s;),:ll;'.':;:;,;/':-:■ v.;; ; Tho law ' of 'averages ■• was"-too "severely: strained: already to allow Wylie- to; win' again. ,Up -to-the "end: of the'section rounds -Wylie:((who. was'', the/ only;-one to go ■ through a' section, without a: loss) had', pUyed'fin/the .centre: and'assbciatibntonxnamentsj.tweiity: gam"es,'-:iu''only.. one of which, he; sustained- defeat - "'rThb: collapse came', yesterday.; when; ; he: bumped into;Pickering:(of Palmerston),,who plays a strong,,masterful game.-. Wvlie's.team could/not..; get' going.: on".;the .brassy ; green, and on -one- occasioii:; they-.did; not score a point for nine consocutive' heads,. while the aggressive Palmerstonians.-.piled; them' up in.:admirable"style. -..;'; ; i-',,;'.';,; Wiiiners:.. Section, J—Brackenridge' (s.)'; 28. Winners, Section'E-Piiama:,Mason: (s.);:16. ;:/ . // //ij"'./'■; ',•"■•- ".'/';: ■ ;/;. „.?-'sh .:■ hopes:;' were '; entertained', for Pihama, ; the -little club- that 'rolls 'up under/the;, shadow -of ;,Mt. vEgmont. Mason ■ won his'- section..' putright, , and, though his mer;': played well.yesterday, they, were outclassed by-' the ..Bracken-' ndges (father, and: three ions), who seem to have: beenv.born .to' .the- ": game.; -Old "Jimmy,';-as; he/isi.familiarly.: addressedfrom; the' bank, ;.is a;- groat .tactician,: and lost no' chance' of Imaking the most of eyery'.shot, invwhich' endeavour he was ably-supported by his "boys. 'On "the tenth head- he,.h'a'd;'scorea-16 to' Mason's i.\.. Mason, got a. two' andia'-threo in: the' hcadSnand .then; : .'on. ,th'o: thirteenth/ Brackenridge,.scored, a..wonderful throe. /He was..lying,the'shot right-'on but-" in ; front'of..'the;ja/jk,'/with" a .pihama bowl-'in again.'/.Having somegood:.:,back;,bowls,;.'';Piliama' : commenced driving./ Tbeyi'. removed the shot, their, own' second, and-a. back' one, :ahd : -lay: shot, " Brackenridge drovo".and took; the. shot and other 'Pihama. bowls out,', leaving only three, Newtown- bowls on the green. : . Mason, with; his 'last'bowl,; drew the shot''again;'ten yards away from the jack, and this ; : Brackenridge. also torpedoed into' the .'ditch,', having the only three bowls bn-th'e green as counters;: If was . a 'most ..orfraordinary /head /from: beginning,'to end.'From. that out Brackenridge , maintained.a,substantial. lead,. and won with a /dozen, points., in ./hand. : -. ;;■'-,/;; ;.;•; .'. TB^'sEip^iNAL&',,'.//;'>.'.' : The' decisionii.ihv.the,; .above . games brought :the '.ccartestvdoTO*to : : the semifinals, which /were arranged; to be, played' .as 'followr-r: /it'/' "* '\'.''r.{. .:'.'/!'.'■ : ',''; • ' ':■'." i "PICKERING (Palmorstoiiy 7; 'CHTOCH. WAED,'(Wellington.).,: ./ '■'::.,.■■■ '■' BEACKENEIDGE (Newtown) v; CASEr .(Grey Lynn):. ..< ~; ;.;;,.i/,,0;.-,;^,,.,.„.:,;■ I, The' first' game'/'decidod-'was ■'that be: tweeu Brackenridgp 4 and Casey,/the resljlf,: being/.as■ foUowsi—./V-'i/./'A.'.,,/;;,,■',';/.'.',' - ;. Casey,;, Pascoo,';.Gasey, -Baildon/ (5.),/ 29; Brackenridge ,(■}), 9.. ,-,. , .'■"'. - '",; '. Tho gamo was a'runaway -victory for Baildon, who I skipped in- place- of Casey. Groy Lynn'scorcd-on'tho first'seven' heads (16),; and ,froni ; that- but'.nbv'er/'-looked' back, the / gamo,.ending-rrCasey. \ (Baildon.) ' 29; Brackenridge, 9. •,--., Tho other gamo;was/onbV;of!'the'finest contests; in skilful bowling' ever seen on a : local green-VThe teams; wefei^--;,■': Wellington: ChurcUwardV (s.), 25. Palmerston:| Pickering (s.), 21.. . Churchward assumed the lead early in the game,-and-by the time-the I 'eighth .head was finished Wcllnigtpir had scored 14 to their'opponents' 3. ;,It looked -a sweet thing for Churchward. But Pickering was.not downhearted.. On: the ninth head Palmorstbn got in a four, to' which Churchward responded, on the tenth with three. . On tho eleventh: head Palinerston scored .two, and oh the twelfth' "a lovely five, bnnging;the score towithin three'of I Chnrchward's.total of 17. .The! thirteenthhead resulted, in a single to' thoWoUington slap, .ond/tbe/fourtcenth /-produced two for. Pickering. Churchward,: whose .teavAweTC quite at:homoori''the: "fast , greon^/notched. singles on; . the fifteenth and ..sixteenth' heads, to which Pickering responded with.a two'and a three on the seventeenth and: eighteenth heads, which gave Pickering a one-point •■" advantage, 81-20, Then canw ;a sreaf struggle,

Tvat'cUedV / 'with'"eagOT" : uitonEitj^' by"'.' tbe" ■ hundreds on tho -bank.- Crmrchward /:/' drew. 1 level . on;the ninet^hth;hea&/Oa/;;:; the; twentieth. head Pickering- "was -. lying -,:. one;when:the skips went ,down,.-&nd>tie ; : .//'; .position'was the. same-when Churchward ■/ .with; his'last" bowl attempted to .remove,;'. the ■ shot bowl /with" a time. Instead of Vdbing that he carried- the jack' ( back to;; :.'' where jPickering's' bowls lay—three,./ The': .::':; last .head was exciting./ r Chnrchward's' v lead and No'.' 2 managed to give kim : . three'-/ ■•:' shots, but this >as nullified' by! Picker-V. : - ■ ing's .No. 3, who placed a shot■■just'-jn; - front of 'the jack., Churchward .with.hia '-'r.-'-'i' first bowl played' a running 6fiot off tin •"■ opponent's bowl in;the l'rontiand shifts ■■':.;:./,. the jack back to where' he "lay three;: V Pickering, with .his-first, bowl drew>; the: . '.''! j. third;shot, ; and;with,his second' put inia ' 1" block. It remained' for Churchward- 'ib.v\ : '., i. make four, to win;.. He played'a ;beautifti: : ! shot,- rested:■ out. Pickering's bowl,'; anil';-: t-i i-lay three certain; .-with a--BieasureV for.; I four,.-, which they'-.' secured/ ■ amidst ; ':•; &S -.'. greatest excitement;. : ■-.":'. -':. •"':*. :^::'; : ':, : /i-v-v^v^jsTM/'H^ :. Tho;final/of the Kink Contest 'between' - : ; . Casey (Grey/ Lynn)'-' arid Churchward' '?. '. (Wellington) "will be' played;o£E on ; the.i ;•'.', Wellington'■ Club's green•■ at; 2Jo'■Vpimi'v-v:;;' to-day. .-. v .■'.■;" ■;:'/.-:: v. ,".;'"-,.':; ■", :-/-■. : ---y: ,:•' ;~;;';.the;pairs.. j, ;■ vc.',;;^;''g ; :,;;: TEES' (Within; -' ; '!:■(s■,£ I While the rinks wero being,played'-'oai".' "':■ the lower, green at the, Wellington Clubl /;;./ yesterday, the uppa, green, was pceupiedlv.,;.' '< with' rinks playing" "■-btf. ties in Bocttbns.;"'"'■': j,These resulted as follow : rfr .■.-,'■• :•:;'.;.. : -,'.",' Section' (Wellington) beat Mowi:'i ::: -' lem (Palmerston),.23—22;.Mowleni'.(Pai- f ' ' ':■'■■ merston) beat-'King (Thorndon), 16. '•;:; i : '•/'•'Section X—Prince (Newtown):- beat'/Boy.' '■ ; (Hawera), 24—13.u; : ''•;'•.;;'.;/-',v /;;;/: ~c//-/-A-/ Section V—Laughton" (Ifewtoitm)'" beat'.'.' v.N;;'M*Lea'n,' (Wellington),-27f-21. ■>:,.:,',-,:'.,-': '. Section T—Wboller', (RemuerayH/beat.-'•;. ; : 1 Crane (Wellington), 26^-19;, Wcollor (80-. '■■■'•' ;niuara)^bs^;;wasbn.;(To'HOT)/.. ; '• Section A—Williamson- (Kelburne):beat ■"'".: i.Beatsdn ■ (Hastings) ~15—11.;t ■' -\' s .- : ;l»' 'P. : -.;;'<'/- I' Soptaon''-^Ealgour^'(CarlW)-''''b^| : i linger-(Wellington),: ■:-:■ ':/;'/:;■ :/:'::>::■:' [-. -Section''-" : '.H—Dall'"'. Nasmith (Gisborne),2B—l3; Dall' (Wei-" -V .lington) beatWilson/(C^ton)V ; vby> de-'fev :fault.'.:,':.! -.- S":.-:.- \,':./, :•,-".-,:•.,'•:■;•■ ■■■:■■,:-:.■'•.-,'■!' :h">r t Sffli,:W«l]jaiioft ; 'Cße^ott'^;-'l)e^V^; : '.; T .-'; teousi Wellington.(Section.E3, , ;- Williamson,/Wellington (Section■■'.'■ A),'- ■-' beat Laughton,- Newtown (Section .V), 24 V', ;i -18.-'.>]■:■•/:-■ v-;;';:T -:-.;,:■ /■';;/:'.-'/;;;>■- Smith',' ; ; Kalburiie (Section -■'•' S), '"■ •• beat ■ : " ? Ifßratney/ Pahiatua.(Section'M), 25- L -14;' ; ':; teis, Carlton'; (Section D), 24-19.'.- ■•-"•'■■: . Wyllie, Pe'tone. (SectSin'-B),' beat' Wooli ,v', ler;..Eemnera,- (Section T),' : '.'; :-,' : =t :rt • :; Prince, Newtown, (Section'-'X),''beat : Di--':":.-' mook,..Te. Hiwi (Section X), 27—8. ''■. V•' ] -\.:' •:-, 'Prince, -Newtown (Section X), beat- Hill ■■'■• : ;' Te;Hiwi;(SectioniP),':2B-J3. '.' ;V-..',-Jv V 'v •' - Lock,. Te, Hiwi (Seotdon'F),.l>eatVStill, ; r' : .Wellington; :" : .<"-.';- i:?y£ .;■;: ; :■;-; i THE.; ; riNALvPi^'|^LMiES.; : ; :; >SS. ; ; '.' ; . played:. on ; the: . : green - at' J ":■ ■: | a.m.Ud-day.; ; .Thedraw,: isas. follows r—i 'i : \ : if-}\:'- .'; Belli plays:-Jasl;.. Brackeniidge.'/ ':.*•; ; ••': ! ,.-. f ' ■■': ' Bali; or- Smith l plays; Wylliei■;.,:;••'.■'■•■ ;.;• Look .plays' Williamson..: 7;.'.'--;, : :1 ■.'■ i Prince"' plays. .Mason, vV ':. ■:';'.-;': v ; .rfi : --- f ; : Pickering' '.plays ■• M'Hardy or; Webb,'' >?,' - -: : : .. Pascoe: plays John -Brackraridge.'- : ': IV:'- 1 , ■;-/Williams;'plays^Casej.',.^.-:'. '/•;>,.;■- w-\;.;y:;.':;: ■: 'Mowiem,.-l^'[forVpiobenrig ; '(P«3aiwil.:;).'...'• ton), 1 .was taken ill during tha gameuitb.v'- ■-. Churahward.(Wellington) .between .s':p'jn,: : > and"6"pjni^--last'evening. ;His; place-Traa-';', - taken j-JByj Xoung.;::. '\..-;^- ;...--.;. ;:v : .i.-. '\jS-.:" v }i:: '', A most, enjoyable';funciidn : was":''(£B"'.. .:' smoke, concert tendered :;to. the -visiting.:. : bowlers | in. the, Concert -Boom, ;Town- Halt;' ■-, iK"; last evening, - : there being .'a: laige and very l-sociablo; gathering.:.Colonel'R. J. Collin's,- ';-;, liV.D.,'; LS-O-.^presided,: and .in;- prpposing.'.' i: 1 the : toast of ; '.'visiting ; Bowlers" .(responded :; | to--by. :Mr.'.osl)orne,i:"of~Aucklandfs-6aid .'.. j that now'-.that the ''open-door''' policy had -'■':';'-:'.■ ■practically-been', earned -'(applause).:th«. \'. ; :f should large reV"'.' ,;pres'entatiye'. attendance, of -players" at -the .■ V '.tournament--.at; ; Auckland.-;. ..-•. : -l-■-- '■' r; ;:-.';,,:: .:. Mr;,; j;.Bland (Newtown)'. proposed the ''■'..- .toast of "The Northern - Bowling Associa-' '"■'"-.:.,' tion,":' and- in;-the' course' of' his remarks. ■ \ 'v felicitated: the;/association : oh■■ the; great : .; r.succßSS^whicH-vhad:-atteaoM^'ffie'-;-tourri^; : '--''..■■'■. :-. '.members pri"the/.carrying"of Ihe'."open- : dopr'.'-poUcy/.'Which.enabled'cluljs.tb'enter/ -,'■■'-:■ as many, rinks.i- ; as : they pleased.' 1 "",.::':''/,-- : ','- .;.-..ln''frespdndiiigj:.'-Mr..'i'Jv--'H:''-Mentipiayi i ':-''l'.-'- ; referring ;to ■'.',the • "ppen-door" „•. question, .:,',: said', that .thera an-impressionabMM; that'the,a'doptioh of that-policy.had.'in-':! : ; fluenced;:his^resiCTation,/as/secretary of',,:the asspciatipn;' He .wanted"; to' say..that,'"\;ho: would/ have.' given/ that "policy;- s hig v ! " : ; whole-hearted/.support':in, order;"tb.assist' :. to .make. it. a.-'successj' had ■he '. remained - - ' secretary.', At. the;same time,,:he .thought ■ /'-;. . that'.the >■ association .would • - -have r bean "• better advised '.'to /foEdw vths lead, of, the ;; :V, Old' Country—wiich ;fixed' a: limit of/four ...-,;'• rinks -per;'club;-'in«spcctive>of:":the}siie ■.'.'.■■'■■- ■ of, ajry.-particular..club—and.retaineditho'.'■'•: 'two-rink' policy.''(Cries'of''*'N6!") ..'Hs ?'.-':. could'not help ■ j thinkjng : that ;there';,was. / ;/' less :.interbst...oxhibiteil;iin'; 'the' ."■present: c r '' tournament;;.than" in" previous ".'meetings. - "■,': (Cries bf:7'{Qnestion!n.";",Hpw«vor, r j^9 r -':/; I -wished ; ,tho'. association "every . 'success.'/'-"-,", 'Other./tbasts ,were:- 'The-■'Wiihers'.'"-: of:■$;;Seeti6ns,"//i!fThe" New-.Zealand Association," Ladies,''/^and-p'Tha'-'/ v Press.":":'/.;':/, \ r .y'-''-- : '-':i:\-■.'.','': '';':■'-■■!■ ,?V- 'v-:'-'-•/-.'' : / During the: evening,- -musical ; ':-:'<i items were ''contributed by /Messrs. vE.'J ■J^:\:-- ! : Hm,/-A.vJ.-Black, .A^. i W.::Newton,.K/'-/ii. Parkas, - J. /Dykes, Marks, 7 .'an'dvMliiresT -Vs--' ton. Two popular < incidents ,'of - the,;even-''-.-,; 'ing-.-Tere-''(ihe :V 'Birigii^-:'of , chorus;-. ;"Black/'..and.;Wbite,',";l6d: by■:&«.;.:.';;''Auckland ■'• contingent, :; thei -.haka""-:'v-danced by: tb'e.■: ;skips";.under■■ : lii. , \f'''i .Taare Parata. ■.::;: ; '- .■ i v'. : -. ; ;;'..,.""--:. ; V : ;J- vO:":':'.';